Night falls.

Bangisto was still brightly lit, and it did not become quiet with the arrival of night. Instead, it seemed even more prosperous because of the large number of adventurers who had gone out of the city to make money during the day returning.

Of course, not all adventurers return to Bangisto.

Many people are stranded in the wild or even in a maze for various reasons...

Crack! Pop!

The cold wind at night constantly stirred a bonfire in the wilderness.

A team of adventurers stranded in the wild were gathered in front of a campfire, reviewing the mistakes they had made during the day.

"I told you there was something wrong with that road."

"We knew there was a problem, but that was the only way out. What could we do? We couldn't just walk away in disgrace without doing anything, could we?"

"But you can't just force your way in even though you know there's a problem..."

A group of people were arguing endlessly, completely unaware that under the dark night sky, a shadow was flying towards them rapidly.

call--!

Until the bonfire in front of him suddenly shook violently in a certain direction.

“Something’s happening—!”

"What the hell!?"

The adventurer team that was still arguing a second ago stood up in an instant, holding their weapons tightly, and stared at their surroundings vigilantly in a defensive formation.

Three minutes later.

"Nothing...?"

The adventurers temporarily lowered their guard and sat down again, but they kept looking around from time to time, and it was obvious that they had not completely relaxed.

"This is really strange. I clearly felt something just now, why is it gone now?"

"I felt it too, but it seems to have vanished out of thin air again... Could there be something foul around here?"

“… …”

"Please stop talking. It makes me panic. I think we should not camp here anymore. Let's go somewhere else!"

"Yes, change place, change place immediately!"

After making the decision, the team of adventurers immediately packed up their luggage and hurried away, regardless of the possible dangers in the night.

However, these adventurers were actually overly worried, because the shadow was not coming towards them, it just happened to pass by.

Its destination is somewhere else...

In a corner of the wilderness outside the city of Bangisto, there is a maze. This maze is not open to the public, and the entrance gate is often closed. Adventurers can only enter during specific periods.

And now, an uninvited guest has come to this maze.

After wandering around the tightly closed maze entrance for a while, a shadow passed through the barrier and entered the maze. After a while, it reached the deepest part of the maze...

"...This aura, Setis?!"

In the deepest part of the maze, a sealed being said in surprise.

"Yes, it's me."

The dark mist-like shadow that invaded the maze answered.

"Have you broken the seal and come out? Quick, rescue me!"

The being deep in the maze spoke anxiously.

"Don't worry, Karimal. I'm here to save you, but I haven't regained my strength yet, so I can't force you to break the seal."

"What, you can't do it, then what are you doing here?!"

"Watch your words, who do you think you're talking to."

"...No, that's not what I meant. The main thing is that I don't want to stay here any longer. You know, this maze will continue to absorb our strength. If it continues like this, sooner or later I will run out of strength like those unlucky people and dissipate directly."

"Don't worry, since I'm here, I naturally have a way to get you out."

"Really?! Then hurry up!"

"Don't worry, I can let you out, but not now."

"What? Wait?!"

"It won't take too long. Your seal can't be broken by force; it takes time. Furthermore, even if you emerge, you'll be in such a weakened state that it'll be difficult for you to escape from the eyes of the 'Adventure King'. Therefore, we must have a foolproof escape plan..."

After that, Setis told Karimal the outline of his plan.

"... ...The details are as follows. When the time comes, you will cooperate with me and attack the seal at the same time. Once we break free, we can take advantage of the 'Adventure King's' difficulty in moving and leave directly."

"Okay, we've waited all these years anyway, so a few days won't make a difference."

"Then let's proceed according to plan."

... ...

... ...

The next day, early morning.

Hulim arrived at the city gate square.

"Hulim~!"

Irene, who had arrived earlier, waved and called out to Hulim,

"Here, here~!"

Hulim walked over.

"Good morning, everyone."

"Good morning, Hulim."

Arthur responded.

"Good morning~!"

"morning."

Lucian and Flotz from the Silver Team also greeted him.

Hulim glanced at the team.

"It seems like someone is still missing."

"Oh, forget it!" Irene complained angrily. "That Russell guy clearly gave him so much money yesterday at noon, and he still had enough money to go drinking at night. He's probably still hungover now!"

"I think I'll have to kill him even harder next time so he can really feel the pain!"

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